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Iran Complies With Nuclear Deal; Sanctions Are Lifted - The New York Times - 0 views

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  • country had followed through on promises to dismantle large sections of its nuclear program.
  • Seven Iranians, either convicted or charged with breaking American embargoes, were released in the prisoner swap, and 14 others were removed from international wanted lists.
  • ysenia on 27 Jan 16
     
    Iran sanctions are lifted after coming to an agreement with the U.S. and E.U. Iran gained control of 100 billion in frozen assets and dismantled a large part of its nuclear program. A prisoner swap took place, releasing American citizens from Iran as well as 7 Iranians being imprisoned in Washington.
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Timeline on Iran's Nuclear Program - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/11/20/world/middleeast/Iran-nuclear-timeline.html?_r=0#/#time243_10532 timeline Iran Nuclear programing politics revolution
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  • jordanbrown16 on 16 Feb 15
     
    Here is a timeline posted by the New York Times of Iran's nuclear programming, beginning in the 1950s onward.
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Egypt's Trouble With Women - The New York Times - 2 views

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  • The first plane to cross the finish line was piloted by a 26-year-old woman named Lotfia El Nadi, Egypt’s first female aviator.
  • father had rejected the idea, but she did not despa
  • “I learned to fly because I love to be free.”
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  • hero and a national treasure in the eyes of Egyptians.
  • Women saw her as an inspiration in their struggle for equal rights
  • women followed her exam
  • Egyptian women made advances in equality throughout the period of the monarchy
  • Gamal Abdel Nasser, women continued to advance, achieving positions in universities, Parliament and the senior judiciary.
  • 22 Arab countries for discrimination in law, sexual harassment and the paucity of female political representation
  • women
  • Egypt’s tradition of moderate Islam recognized women’s rights and encouraged women to study and work.
  • woman’s job is to please her husband and provide offspring.
  • promote female genital mutilation
  • cover her body completely and may not study,
  • women started to wear the
  • cannot even leave the house without her husband’s permission.
  • control women’s sexuality.
  • Wahhabism has influenced all Islamic societies and movements, including Al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood.
  • until 2005 that sexual harassment became an organized form of retribution against Egyptian women
  • hijab
  • 83 percent of women interviewed had been subjected to sexual harassment at least once, and that 50 percent experienced it on a daily basis.
  • When ultraconservative doctrine dehumanizes women, reducing them to objects, it legitimizes acts of sexual aggression against them.
  • many Egyptian women still went without head scarves, wearing modern Western-style dress, yet incidents of sexual harassment were rare. Now, with the spread of the hijab, harassm
  • The security apparatus paid thugs, known as “beltagiya,” to gang up on a woman attending a demonstration, tear off her clothes and molest her.
  • Dec. 17, 201
  • Tahrir Square in Cairo, soldiers pulled a female protester’s clothes off and dragged her along the ground, stomping on her with their boots
  • victim of the attack became an icon for Egyptian women
  • mocked the victim, blaming her for not staying
  • in the home
  • During the revolution, millions of Egyptian women went out and bravely faced snipers’ bullets
  • rity.
  • President Mohamed Morsi’s later attempt to rewrite the Egyptian Constitution would also have removed the only female judge on the Supreme Constitutional Court.
  • They tried to overturn the law punishing doctors who carried out female genital mutilation, and refused to consider the marriage of minors as a form of human trafficking by claiming that Islam permitted a girl as young as 10 years old to be married.
  • The revolutionaries are fighting for equality
  • trying to strip women of their political and social rights and make them subject to men’s autho
  • 10 female members of Parliament out of a total of 508
  • epresents a future that no one can prevent.
  • diamond03 on 06 Oct 14
     
    This article discusses how women have been treated differently since the beginning of time. Things began to change once women began to stand up for themselves in protests. 
  • aromo0 on 05 Mar 16
     
    Egypt's tradition of was not initially oppressive. The 1973 war in the Middle East introduced Egyptians to Wahhabis values.

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U.S. Attack Kills a Top ISIS Leader in Syria, Pentagon Says - The New York Times - 0 views

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  • ralph0 on 25 Mar 16
     
    This is a big deal because it is the highest level of involvement by the US in Syria to this date. A US attack killed Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al Qaduli, a high placed member of ISIS.
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What ISIS Really Wants - 3 views

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  • cramos8 on 22 Feb 15
     
    Where did it come from, and what are its intentions? The simplicity of these questions can be deceiving, and few Western leaders seem to know the answers. In December, The New York Times published confidential comments by Major General Michael K.

Violence against women in Egypt - 0 views

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I.A.E.A. Report on Iran's Nuclear Program - The New York Times - 0 views

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  • ysenia on 27 Jan 16
     
    Documents showcasing proposed sanctions issued by President Obama. It was suggested that Obama pressure Iran by ordering this sanction in regards to their missile testing.
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Muslim Brotherhood Supporters Clash With Security Forces Outside Cairo Hotel - The New ... - 0 views

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  • cguybar on 24 Feb 16
     
    The affects that the tensions and terrorist attacks has on the tourism industry in Egypt are touched on in this article. The particular incident that happened about a month ago is mentioned in great detail, including the involvement of the Muslim Brotherhood and what that means in regards to moving forward.
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U.S. Had Cyberattack Plan if Iran Nuclear Dispute Led to Conflict - The New York Times - 0 views

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  • ysenia on 24 Feb 16
     
    Cyberattack plan against Iran if the nuclear deal fell through has in been the works since the Bush Administration. Implemented into Obama Administration in 2009, showcased how concered U.S. was about deal falling through.
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Making Egypt's Streets Safe for Women - The New York Times - 0 views

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  • pvaldez2 on 17 Feb 16
     
    This article in 2015, describes what women face everyday on Egypt streets. Eman Helal often wears a gas mask and helmet when she photographs protests. She knowns that this protective gear provides her an extra level of security from men in public. It has been said that physical attacks on women by groups of men have increased in Egypt since the start of the Arab Spring.
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